Endless Systems
Chapter 90

Liu Shan did not budge. He stared at the man flatly, tilting his head slightly.

“Hah?” muttered Liu Shan.

“You pretended to be stupid?!” sahut the other man.

“Do not ‘hah’ me. The appearance of you in the Liliang academy made the tournament that many people should have been waiting for, now ruined his expectations,” grumbled the man.

People's footsteps began to stop. They became even more distant as the glare of eyes turned towards Liu Shan and the man in front of him. Whispers by whispers appeared as the man continued to corner Liu Shan.

“Hey, say something. What kind of cheap tricks are you doing?!”

Liu Shan just stood there silently. A glance towards the people around who were whispering what was more or less the same as the man in front.

“Dia ... the person who passed the Shenmi forest training qualification right? If not mistaken, he is ranked second.”

“Iya. But, the rumor is he cheated.”

“Eh, cheating?!”

“In the first round of the tournament, he won without having to touch his opponent. Then, just now his opponent resigned for no apparent reason.”

Highlights sharp eyes were fixed clearly from all directions at him. Liu Shan simply stared back to the front where the man had been.

“Everyone knows that you must have done something. There could be no one as stupid as that to back out of a golden opportunity like taking part in the Liliang academy tournament!”

His tone changed rapidly. Liu Shan's gaze suddenly changed sharply upon hearing how the man was cursing.

“I don't know anything. I only entered into the arena to do my duty,” Liu Shan denied.

“Omong empty. What did you do to Tao Xihan?!” grumble the man.

“I told you, I don't know. If you just want to stand in front of me and keep asking stupid questions, then save your strength,” Liu Shan said.

Liu Shan tried to hold back. The aura all over his body was like trying to overflow from the start. However, he switched by going walking from there.

As soon as he passed the man ….

“Hey, dammit!”

He turned around and saw a swing of his hand pointing at him.

Nah!

Everyone's eyes were wide open. Especially the man who gasped at the figure of the man holding his arm.

“Tu-lord Sheng Tong?!”

Whispers came from the left and right. A group of people who watched this was surprised to see Sheng Tong coming there.

“Violence inside the academy?” sheng Tong.

“Bu-not like that! She's this-!”

The man pulled his hand off from Sheng Tong. However, before he could give a reason, Sheng Tong came to cut his words.

“Do not look for problems. Go there.”

The words coming out of his mouth exerted a strong pressure for the two men. The trembling legs while trying to turn away from there made them look pitiful.

From there, Sheng Tong turned his head to the surrounding area. The gazes of the eyes of the people who saw how the situation had previously happened, immediately turned away quickly one by one. Then it went back to normal like people were walking in the middle of the academy.

On the other hand, Liu Shan who was standing behind Sheng Tong was speechless. Until Sheng Tong turned to him and asked.

“You okay?” ask Sheng Tong.

“Thanks to you,” says Liu Shan.

“You have attracted the attention of many people since entering the academy,” Sheng Tong said.

“Includes teacher Sheng Tong himself?” replied Liu Shan.

His words made Sheng Tong recall the events in the dragon room with Xiao Lin's demonic curse. Sheng Tong only chuckled as he looked at Liu Shan.

“I'll remember.”

Sheng Tong looked back for a moment. He looked towards the grand hall of the Liliang academy tournament arena. Shortly after, he turned to look at Liu Shan again.

“Semi-finals. Your fight with Tang Shin seems to be inviting a lot of debate.”

“Really?”

Liu Shan replied with a tone and a flat face.

“Your name is very popular among the audience. They call you “Silky Cultivator” after all your fights,” Sheng Tong said.

Liu Shan was interested in the sneaky word. He recalled that the word also did not hurt, as he made optimal use of the existence of the system to improve his abilities in a short period of time.

He just shrugged both his shoulders and eyebrows slightly.

“Really? Interesting too yes,” muttered Liu Shan.

“It seems that you are not too bothered by their words,” Sheng Tong said.

“For what?”

The way Liu Shan had a dialogue with him also made Sheng Tong laugh a little repeatedly.

“Hahaha, you really are something. My assessment of you when I first met has changed completely to date.”

Liu Shan was simply speechless hearing Sheng Tong's words. Until not long, Sheng Tong walked past him after patting him on the shoulder.

“Then I shouldn't worry. Good luck in the semi-finals.”

Sheng Tong went inside the tournament arena building first. Leaving Liu Shan standing alone among the passersby in Liliang academy.

It was only for a moment, but Liu Shan understood the current situation. He was not a person who was accepted among the many spectators. His presence as a new student was quite controversial, especially over the issues he had been involved in and the fighting performance in the Liliang academy tournament.

But, his footsteps back then did not stop there. Liu Shan walked inside the arena building again without looking up or behind him at all.

* * * * *

Whoa!!

Great cheers came from all the audience. The appearance of Bai Ling in the middle of the arena made the atmosphere increase even more.

“We are back in the semi-finals of the Liliang academy tournament. As previously announced, the semi-finals have been filled by the four most competent fighters who have escaped the previous three rounds.”

“And now, let's welcome the first fight of this semi-final round!”

Bai Ling directed her hand to the right with her palm open.

“From the right side, you can see a young man with high persistence. One of the disciples who gave an amazing battle performance in stacking his opponent with great strength. Said as ‘Vote of the audience’, here's Tang Shin!”

Whaaa!

The audience cheered loudly as soon as they saw Tang Shin walking out of the hallway and into the arena.

“And from the left side, looks a young man with an absolute victory that he gave. A mysterious participant who defeats his opponent in the first round, without having to touch him. The skill he displayed made a huge debate among the audience, this was Liu Shan!”

Contrasting with Tang Shin. The festive cheer was tucked away with whispers of rumors that had been pounding among the spectators.

“Haish, she yes.”

“Honestly, I'm sick of seeing it. Master Tang Shin had to silence him and dismantle the contents of the cheating he had done to get here!”

“True. It is unfair for a crafty person like him to stand on top of the holy arena!”

Liu Shan heard clearly how the people were talking about it. However, that did not stop his footsteps from standing on top of the arena.

On the other hand, a special place for the academy's higher-ups was sitting side by side. Elder Khan as the head of the academy was staring towards the arena full of concentration. He smiled faintly as he folded both hands in front of his lips.

“Alright, son. I wonder what show I'm going to show you, Liu Shan."